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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL WIRE & MACHINERY ASSOCIATION
WIRE & CABLE NEWS Spring 2010 ISSUE N° 42
To mark the new decade and to coincide with its
40th anniversary year the IWMA has given WCN a fresh,
new look, which we hope will appeal to our world-
wide readership.
2010 promises to be an exciting one for the IWMA as we
celebrate our anniversary around the globe with events in the
UK (industry lunch), Germany (gala dinner at wire Düsseldorf)
and China (drinks reception at wire China in Shanghai).
In addition there is the publication of an anniversary book of
the IWMA’s history (see page 9).
However, 2010 will also be a very busy one for the
association and for the industry with major exhibitions in
Düsseldorf, Shanghai and Mumbai at which all participants
will be looking for further encouraging signs that the
economic recovery is truly under way. The IWMA will be
providing support services to members at all of these
events.
The IWMA takes this opportunity to thank all members
who renewed their membership in 2009 for their continued
support and all new members who joined last year.
Your association is pleased that all were able to take
advantage of the ‘two years for the price of one’ offer
on membership fees that we extended as part of our
anniversary celebrations.
New decade, new look, renewed support for members
Merging SZ with sheathing
Rosendahl has further developed its technologies to merge its system SZ technology (for stranding sector-shaped
conductors) with a sheathing process, all in one line. The excellent result of the finished power cable can be observed on
the take-up reel.
Using SZ technology, where no
heavy mass is in rotation, the
working principle is the same as
in conventional helical stranding
systems.
The payoffs and take-ups
stands in the line are stationary
reelers, needing no special
foundation.
The non-rotating reeler also
helps to improve the line
efficiency due to a very fast
and simple reel loading and
unloading cycle.
As the reel does not have to
be transferred between the
stranding and the sheathing
process, time and space saving
is guaranteed.
There is also no limitation for
the size of take-up so a longer
product length can be held
on larger take-up reels. The
advantage of non-rotating
machinery provides a safe
working area for operators and
reduces maintenance.
wire Düsseldorf stand: 9A74
Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH – Austria Fax: +43 3113 5100 59
Email: Website:
Rosendahl’s SZ technology ▲ ▲
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